Carpet-beater.



J. S. MORRISON.

CARPET BEATER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18. 1915.

1,155,952. Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHVEETY 1.

1. s. MORRISON.

- CARPET BEATER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1B. 1915.

1,155,952. Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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Warren srarns Parana orrron.

JOHN S. MORRISON, OF GREAT BEND, KANSAS.

CARPET-BEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

Application filed February 18, 1915. Serial No. 9,130.

- portable hand operated carpet beaters.

The object of the invention is to provide a simply constructed, durable, economic device of this character in which the beating elements will be intermittently raised and permitted to drop under spring control, thus whipping the carpet in a manner similar to that practised by hand.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed. I In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents an end elevation of this improved carpet beater; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; Fig.3 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof taken on the line 3'-3 of Fig.

'1, showing a'beater'in raised position; Fig.

4: is a horizontal section taken on line 4l l of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is'a. similar view taken on the line 5- 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the crank shaft detached.

In the embodiment illustrated, this improved carpet beater comprises a rectangular base frame 1 constructed of any suitable material, preferably metal, and the lower edges of which are designed to rest on the carpet to be beaten, said carpet being disposed either on the grass or on an excelsior mat or similar support which may be disposed either on a porch or any other desired place. Uprights 2 and 3 rise from opposite sides of said frame 1 at diametrically opposite points and are connected at their upper 7 ends by a cross bar 4: which is here shown made integral therewith. These uprights are preferably braced by obliquely disposed bars 5 and 6 secured at oneend'of the side members of the frame 1 at points spaced from said uprights and at their other ends r tosaid uprights at points spaced above Said tance from the ends of the sections.

frame 1. crank shaft. 7 is revolubly' mounted in the uprights 2 and 3 near their upper ends and the cranks thereof, four of which are here shown, are of the samelength but are positioned in different planes for a purpose to be described. This crank shaft 7 is constructedas shown in Fig. 6 with two of'the' adjacent cranks 7 and 7 arranged in the same plane although eXtendingin opposite directions while the othertwo cranks 7 and 7 are disposed in a plane at right angles to the plane occupied by cranks 7" and 7 but extend in directions opposite to each other. This shaft 7 also has a handle 9 at one end for turning it. Another brace w 8 here shown substantially U-shaped in form, is secured at its ends to the uprights 2 and 3 with the cross of said brace extending in a direction opposite that on which the braces 5 and 6 are disposed.

A plurality of coiled spring beaters 10 are arranged longitudinally in said frame 1 in laterally spaced relation and are secured at their opposite ends to the ends of. the frame 1, said coils being preferably closely wound and placed in the frame under tension. Connecting the spring heaters 10 and the crank shaft 7 are beater lifting-means here shown in the form of barsll each composed of slidably engaged sections 12 and 13, the sections 12 having loop-shaped clips 14 at their lower ends which encircle the beaters preferably at a point midway their length and thereby insure a wide engaging surface to prevent breaking or bending of the coils at their points of engagement when the coils are lifted during the beating operation. The uppersections 13 are connected at one end with the cr anks 7 7 7? and 7 of the shaft 7 and depend therefromandare provided at their lower ends with clips or sleeves 15, in which the sections 12 are mounted to slide. The sections 13 are also each provided intermediately of their ends. with a lateral ofl'set 16 to form one member of a connecting latch for detachably holding the sections 12 and 13 together while being raised. These lateral offsets .16 of all the sections ,13 are shown arranged the same dis- The free ends of the sections 12 are also provided with lateral offsets as 17 which are designed to engage the offsets of the sections 13 at predetermined intervals. The'terrninals of the sections 12 which project upward, are

preferably deflected laterally away from their cooperating sections 13 to facilitate the sliding of one section on the other during the operation of the device, and to adapt them to engage trips to be described A guide 18 for the lifting bars 11 is here shown in the form of a rectangular frame secured to the uprights 2 and 3 below the crank shaft 7 and is provided with laterally tion 12 under the tension of its spring 10 to be drawn downward away from section 13, thereby effecting a heating stroke on the car pet or other object disposed under the frame 1.

By forming the cranks as shown and described, the bars 11 will be operated at dif ferent times, one at each quarter turn of the crank in the structure here shown.

In the use of this beater, when the crank shaft is rotated each of the cranks in turn lowers its section 13 so that its offset 16 is engaged by the offset 17 in the corresponding section 12, and then raises said section. Before each crank reaches its upper limit, the deflected end of its section 12 contacts with a bar 19 which releases it from the section 13 and allows the beater 10 to strike the carpet. Thus it will be obvious that one of these heaters 10 is released at eachquarter turn of the crank shaft and thereby a continuous whipping action is exerted on the carpet to be beaten and with the sections connected with the respective cranks of the shaft 7, will be automatically engaged and disengaged by the continued turning of the crank, thus producing a continuous whipping action any length of time desired. It will be obvious also that the frame 1 may he moved from one place to theother on the carpet so that all parts thereof may ,be thoroughly cleansed.

I claim 2-,-

1. A carpet beater comprising a frame, uprights rising therefrom, resilient heaters mounted in said frame, a crank shaft mounted in said uprights having cranks in separate radial positions, connections between said heaters and cranks comprising sectional bars, the sections of which are connected one with one of said cranks and the other with a beater and mounted to slide relatively to each other, means for detachably locking said sections in succession, whereby the heaters are raised to a predemi d he gh 0. e turnin 9f thep ark shaft, and means for unlocking said locking means when the bars are raised to such height.

2. A carpet beater comprising a frame, uprights rising therefrom, resilient heaters mounted in said frame, a crank shaft mounted in said uprights having cranks in separate radial positions, connections between said heaters and cranks comprising sec tional bars, the sections of which are connected one with one of said cranks and the other with abeater and mounted to slide relatively to each other, means for detachahly'looking said sections together in succession, whereby the heaters are raised to a predetermined height on the turning of the crank shaft, and means for unlocking one of the sectionsfrom the other at each quarter turn of thecrank shaft, whereby to per mit the beater to move forcibly dowward under the tension of its spring.

3. A carpet beater comprising a frame, uprights rising therefrom, a plurality of resilient heaters mounted in said frame, a crank shaft mounted in said uprights having cranks in separate radial positions, connections between said heaters and cranks comprising sectional connecting bars, the sections of which are connected one with one of said cranks and the other with a heater and mounted to move longitudinally relatively to each other, interlocking elements carried by said sections and positioned for engagement in succession, whereby the last named section is raised with the first named section while said elements areso engaged, and means for disengaging said elements when thefirst named section is raised to a predetermined height.

4:. A carpet beater comprising a frame, uprights rising therefrom, resilient heaters mounted in said frame, a crank shaft mounted in :said .upri 'hts having cranks in separate radial positions, connections between saidbeaters and cranks comprising sectional bars the sections of which are connectedone with one ofsaid cranks andthe other with a heater and mounted to move longitudinally relatively to each other, each of said sections havinga guide fixed thereto, the guide of one secti o n slidahly engaging the other section, means for detachably locking said sections togetheragainst longitudinal movement relatively to each other, and means for releasingseid locking means when the bars areraised to a predetermined height.

5. A carpet beater comprising a frame, uprights .risingtherefrom, a plurality of resilient heaters mounted in said frame, a crankshaft mounted in said uprights havingcranks in separate radial positions, connections' between each of said heaters and cranks cgrnprising sectional bars, the secti-QH to ifil s e el n etfl one with one of an. steak the .etlr w eh other with a beater and mounted to slide to their inner limit, the lower sections of the relatively to each other, each section having an oflset therein, the offsets of the sections of the bars being positioned for interlocking engagement when the sections are moved bars having their upper free ends deflected, and trips for engaging said deflected ends for disengaging said offsets when the bars are raised to a predetermined height.

7. A carpet beater comprising a frame, uprights rising therefrom, resilient beaters mounted in said frame, a crank shaft mounted in said uprights having cranks in separate radial positions, connections between said beaters and cranks comprising sectional bars the sections of which are connected one with the crank shaft and the other with a beater and mounted to move longitudinally relative to each other, each section having an offset therein, the oflsets of the sections of the bars being positioned for interlocking engagement when the sections are moved to their inner limit, the lower section of the 8. A carpet beater comprising a frame, uprights rising therefrom, resilient beaters mounted in said frame, a crank shaft mounted in said uprights having cranks in separate radial positions, connections between each of said beaters and the crank shaft comprising sectional bars, the sections of which are connected one with the crank shaft and the other with a beater and mounted to move longitudinally relatively to each other, each sectlon having an offset therein, the oflsets of the sections of the bars being positioned for interlocking engagement when the sec tions are moved to their inner limit, the lower section of the bars having their upper free ends, deflected, an open frame secured 'to said uprights, pairs of bars arranged between the ends of said frame, a connecting bar being disposed between each pair, said pairs of bars being adapted to guide the connecting bars and disposed in the path of the deflected free ends of the lower sect-ions for disengaging said offsets when the bars springs stretched between the ends of said i 7 frame, a crank shaft mounted in said uprights having a plurality of cranks, connecting bars between said cranks and said beaters, each of said bars comprising two sections adapted to slide relatively to each other, interlocking elements for locking said sections together in succession, and means for unlocking said sections when the bars are raised to a predetermined height.

In testimony whereof I havehereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN S. MORRISON. Witnesses:

R. C. RUssELL, CLYDE ALLPHIN.

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